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Connection & veteran well being

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Sebastian Junger: Why Veterans Miss War

Civilians don't miss war. But soldiers often do. Journalist Sebastian Junger shares his experience embedded with American soldiers at Restrepo, an outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley that saw heavy combat.

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How the Pandemic Demonstrates Veterans’ Resiliency

Veterans’ military service can leave them with unique challenges that are unsurprisingly exacerbated by the stress of the pandemic, but many also gain unique strengths that others can learn from right now, says Tess Banko, a Marine Corps veteran and executive director of the UCLA/VA Veteran...

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Solving the Mystery of Military Mental Health: A Call to Action

The iconic scene when George C. Scott slaps the soldier with PTSD in Patton and calls him a “yellow-bellied coward” mirrors the historic and continued ambivalence of the military toward the psychological wounds of war.

Jeffrey A. Lieberman

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Why Seeking Help Is a Sign of Strength | Dave Smith | TEDxTrondheim

Have you ever felt alone and disconnected from any and everything around you? Have you ever withdrawn from the world when faced with discomforting situations, unfamiliar places and foreign faces? Dave Smith has. New dad Dave moved to Trondheim in 2015 in the pursuit of love.

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Vetville

More than two million American veterans have served in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Many came home wounded, most came back changed, thousands have committed suicide. Who is trying to help them? At a small farm in Tennessee, Marines are taking care of one another.

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Women Veterans | Support Works

“It turned out to be the best decision I had ever made.” Hear women Veterans discuss how they found support through shared experiences and group therapy.

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Finding Purpose through Community Service

Volunteer programs help Vets reintegrate into society, improve mental health.

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Post-COVID Reintegration: Learn from the Military

We can learn a lot from military families about going back to “normal” life.

Keith D. Renshaw

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‘I Am Fearless Again’: New Veterans’ Group Gives Women a Sense of Belonging

Coming from all over the country, these women, who ranged in age from their mid-30s to mid-50s, all shared one important characteristic: They had all served in the United States military, and now as civilians they were learning to adjust to life out of the uniform.

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Four Ways Institutions Can Increase Student Veterans’ Sense of Belonging on Campus

Research continues to show that student veterans are less likely to view themselves as part of a campus community than civilian students.

Kellie Macdonald, Jennie Jiang

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